Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c35.895
Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c35.895
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3. Vāseṭṭha.—Name of a gotta, probably tracing its descent to the sage Vāseṭṭha (Skt. Vasiṣṭha). In the Mahāparinibbāna Sutta¹ we find the Mallas of Kusināra addressed as Vāseṭṭhā, as well as the Mallas of Pāvā.² It was a gotta held in esteem (ukkaṭṭha).³